text_original: Ferdinand was resolved to keep the two Spanish kingdoms united under his own rule until his death, and considered European afiairs in the first instance as they were likely to affect that issue. He was of opinion that France was no longer formidable to Spanish interests in Italy, while English successes on the Flemish frontier might make Charles more powerful than he wished him to be.
text_transcription: FERDINAND WAS RESOLVED TO KEEP THE TWO SPANISH KINGDOMS UNITED UNDER HIS OWN RULE UNTIL HIS DEATH AND CONSIDERED EUROPEAN AFFAIRS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE AS THEY WERE LIKELY TO EFFECT THAT ISSUE HE WAS OF OPINION THAT FRANCE WAS NO LONGER FORMIDABLE TO SPANISH INTERESTS IN ITALY WHILE ENGLISH SUCCESSES ON THE FLEMISH FRONTIER MIGHT MAKE CHARLES MORE POWERFUL THAN HE WISHED HIM TO BE
phonemes: fˈɜːdɪnˌænd wʌz ɹᵻzˈɑːlvd tə kˈiːp ðə tˈuː spˈænɪʃ kˈɪŋdəmz juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ˌʌndɚ hɪz ˈoʊn ɹˈuːl ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ, ænd kənsˈɪdɚd jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɐfɪˈaɪrz ɪnðə fˈɜːst ˈɪnstəns æz ðeɪ wɜː lˈaɪkli tʊ ɐfˈɛkt ðæt ˈɪʃuː. hiː wʌz ʌv əpˈɪniən ðæt fɹˈæns wʌz nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚ fɔːɹmˈɪdəbəl tə spˈænɪʃ ˈɪntɹɛsts ɪn ˈɪɾəli, wˌaɪl ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ səksˈɛsᵻz ɔnðə flˈɛmɪʃ fɹʌntˈɪɹ mˌaɪt mˌeɪk tʃˈɑːɹlz mˈɔːɹ pˈaʊɚfəl ðɐn hiː wˈɪʃt hˌɪm tə bˈiː.